Calamus vs Chestnut-winged Chachalaca

Acorus calamus compared with Ortalis garrula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Chestnut-winged Chachalaca
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Acoraceae	Cracidae
Genus	Acorus	Ortalis
Species	Acorus calamus	Ortalis garrula

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut-winged Chachalaca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Chestnut-winged Chachalaca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calamus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Chestnut-winged Chachalaca

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

Calamus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Chestnut-winged Chachalaca

The Chestnut-winged Chachalaca (Ortalis garrula) is a species in the genus Ortalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.